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Indian pedestrian, motorcycle deaths likely much higher than government data suggest
Official government statistics on traffic deaths in southwest India significantly misrepresented the number of pedestrian and motorcycle deaths in the region over a two-year period, casting doubt on the reliability...
Do Opioids Make Pain Worse?
New research in rats has found that morphine can increase pain for months after the opioid has left the body.
Higher rate of diabetes due to longer survival, not more cases
Stephen FellerEDINBURGH, Scotland, July 29 (UPI) -- The reason the number of people with type 2 diabetes continues to increase has to do with survival, not a growing prevalence, say...
Teens who smoke daily are more likely to report health complaints
As fewer teens overall take up smoking, those who do smoke daily are reporting more health complaints than in years past, a new study indicates.
Triple-therapy patch may treat, prevent recurrence of colon cancer
Stephen FellerBOSTON, July 29 (UPI) -- A patch delivering one, two or three types of colon cancer treatment could make surgery for the disease unnecessary, according to researchers who developed...
Inflammatory response to ceramic scaffolds promotes bone regeneration
Researchers have identified how inflammation, when precisely controlled, is crucial to bone repair.
Psychiatry on closed and open wards: The suicide risk remains the same
In psychiatric clinics with an exclusively open-door policy, the risk of patients committing suicide or absconding from treatment is no higher than in clinics with locked wards. This has been...
Acute kidney injury identifiable in preterm infants
Early diagnosis of acute kidney injury in preterm infants is possible through urinary protein markers, say investigators. Improving the ability to diagnose AKI, a sudden decline in kidney function, is...
More than half of newborns not breastfed in 1st hour, raising health risks, UNICEF says
More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, UNICEF says, highlighting sub-Saharan Africa as...
U.N. humanitarian aid convoy ambushed in Borno, Nigeria
Ed AdamczykMAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 29 (UPI) -- Suspected Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a U.N. humanitarian aid caravan in northeastern Nigeria, injuring five people and delaying supply deliveries.
Editorial: Fraud and Other Threats to Medicare
Weakening Obamacare would weaken the fight against Medicare fraud and, in the process, damage the quality of care.
Public Health: Stem Cell Therapies Are Still Mostly Theory, Yet Clinics Are Flourishing
Hundreds of clinics have sprung up in the United States in recent years, offering untested stem cell treatments for many ailments.
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Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand
For medics on the battlefield and doctors in remote or developing parts of the world, getting rapid access to the drugs needed to treat patients can be challenging. Biopharmaceutical drugs,...
Equine flu – why don't owners vaccinate their horses?
A research project led by a student at The University of Nottingham is aiming to uncover why some horse owners choose not to vaccinate their animals against a potentially-fatal illness.
Caring for cuts, burns and scrapes: The rules have changed
The days of using alcohol or peroxide — ouch! — to flush a cut or scrape and then letting it air dry so it scabs over is … well, old school. So is putting ice,...
2 San Diego police officers shot, one fatally; suspect in custody
Shawn PriceSAN DIEGO, July 29 (UPI) -- San Diego police said they arrested one person and are looking for other possible suspects after the shooting of two officers in a...
Pigeons used to map lead pollution in cities
Researchers find lead levels in pigeons mirror those of children in New York City
Kirk Cousins treats each day as if it could be his last
By Brian McNally, The Sports Xchange RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins understands the bar has been raised for him now.
Former Boston Red Sox 2B Doug Griffin dies
The Sports Xchange Former major-league infielder Doug Griffin died after a lengthy illness, the Boston Red Sox announced Thursday. He was 69.
Turner's Craig Sager to miss Olympics due to illness
The Sports Xchange Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager will be unable to cover basketball at the Summer Olympics.
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez urges understanding between police, minorities
Eric DuVallPHILADELPHIA, July 28 (UPI) -- Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez addressed the Democratic convention, leading delegates in a moment of silence for the law enforcement officers killed there.
Marrow cells’ role in pulmonary hypertension explored
Cells from the bone marrow participate in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and they can also protect against it, according to new findings from a team of Vanderbilt...
Tighten teens' nighttime driving restrictions: CDC
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News Getting U.S. teens out of the driver's seat before midnight would reduce their risk of fatal crashes, federal health officials said Thursday in a new report.
Vision trouble can dim life's prospects
Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News People with vision problems may face a higher risk of unemployment, poverty and mental health problems, a new British study suggests.
Adlyxin approved for type 2 diabetes
HealthDay News Adlyxin has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes in adults, the agency said Thursday in a news release.
Students seek to reduce deaths from battlefield injuries that block breathing
Undergrad engineers have designed a low-cost, low-tech device to make it easier for combat medics to create an artificial airway and pump air into the lungs of wounded soldiers.
Antidepressants get backed up in the brain, delaying their effects, study says
Stephen FellerCHICAGO, July 28 (UPI) -- SSRI antidepressents can take weeks or longer to work, and researchers now say they've discovered why, which could lead to drugs that work faster.